Deuteronomy 22

v1-4: If this much care was "to be taken of a neighbour's ox or donkey that has gone astray, then how much more care should be taken if we see our neighbour straying from God and the path of duty." This law should encourage us to "do all we can to bring them back, to restore them."

v5-12: These statutes may to us "seem insignificant," and yet "they are still found among the great things of God's Law that is written for us." What can we learn from these laws that "deal with such minutiae"? It is that "God cares about the smallest matters, his commands also affect small matters," so we should have "reverence for the Lord" even in what we might consider small and insignificant matters.

v13-30: Parents "must do all they can to preserve their children's purity, by giving them good advice, warning them, setting them good examples, keeping them from bad company, praying for them, and restraining them where necessary."

Deuteronomy 23

v1-8: "God will deal with sinners according to their evil practices."

v9-14: If God was concerned that His people kept their "bodies decent and clean," He is surely concerned that we "keep our minds like this too."

v15-25: When an Israelite "passed through a grainfield or vineyard, they could pluck and eat the grain or grapes growing by the roadside - whether they had to or they simply enjoyed doing so - but they must not carry any away with them." This law teaches us about our need "to be willing to share what he have, not thinking that everything given away is lost."